This is decidedly not the heart-fluttering OMaGad-I-must-have-it-now-or-else feature of Android 5.1, but it's worth noting nonetheless. Remember on Android 5.0 when you headed for the About > Status screen of your phone or tablet and were greeted by a long list of information fields that you had to scroll through and try to figure out the logic behind? No? Maybe? Oh... you have already erased all previous recollections of Android 5.0. I see. Here, let me refresh your memory.

Old About > Status screen

Well, in Android 5.1, this long list has been consolidated into a smaller one with subsections dedicated to the IMEI and the SIM, the latter including all network, signal, and operator information.

Left: New About > Status screen. Middle and Right: New SIM and IMEI subsections.

As I mentioned, this isn't an earth-shattering change, but it does make the list easier to navigate and the information faster to get to. The problem, however, is that said information isn't copiable anymore. Previously, you could tap a field to copy its details, for example the IMEI, but that isn't possible anymore. Two steps forward, one step back.

Yeah I know :) I used to do that, but I've mostly left my rooting and tinkering days behind. With the current level of maturity of Android, it's become a mostly unnecessary hassle to deal with for me. I miss long-pressing to skip music tracks though.

evolutionx1

The mockups from last year's Google I/O were really, really beautiful. Like that YouTube app and Play Music app. <3

Cute Cat

I feel cheated. They promised us so much and even after so many months, we've gotten half baked apps.

I get it that I am Google's product and not the customer, but at least they could maintain some consistency.

evolutionx1

Well, we got a half baked OS until yesterday.

Cute Cat

But all the apps are still half baked :(

Alucard291

And the o/s is still pretty half bake to be honest. But hey at least it SEEMS to save state apps now instead of insta killing them all the time xD

Aldrin Tauro

But half-baked cookie dough is better than no cookie dough.

Cute Cat

That's a terrible answer. How about you buy a car and I give you only the body, no engine?

Consumers should never get half baked products. If they continue to do so I'm going to switch to Apple.

tookieboy

lol bye. your threat. lol.

Slusho

I can't find the YouTube app design you're talking about, but that was a generic music player app design. They never said it was Google Play Music.

ITC

which rom is that?
Must have one :.(

matteventu

It's an official mock up shown by Google at IO 2014.

ITC

Oh ok, Thanks :D

Cute Cat

It's not a ROM. It's a mockup by Google in their Material Design guidelines. Would be amazing if CM could implement it though.

Đức Thành

Damn that's pretty.

danifeb

nexus2cee_android-51-status-old-21.png not displaying.. and.... Yes, I need it to remember!

Gustavo

the name of the file is wrong. Change it to: nexus2cee_android-51-status-old-2.png and it will show

Fixed. There were duplicate uploads and I deleted them but forgot to change the links. Was showing up fine for me, since the images were cached on my browser.

muhkuhap

More like one step forward, two steps back imho.

mike shwilly

Is IMEI supposed to be both in Sim status and IMEI information sections?

Michael

I don't see why it should be. IMEI has nothing to do with the SIM, you can change or remove the SIM and the IMEI stays the same. Likewise, you could put the SIM in another phone and the SIM info stays the same, while the IMEI changes.

Trent

I have it in both SIM status and IMEI on my 5.1 N5.
I also don't have "operator info" as in the screenshots.
What device are those shots from? Isn't the N5 the only GSM/LTE device that got 5.1 so far? Or are those Android One devices?

Didn't know you could copy info from Settings, but I wish I could copy from and to the calculator again...

daffydkjones

OMG you left your Bluetooth address uncensored, I'm off to haxx0r it

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